Peters



(No Modal.)

. C. E. LITTLE.

GATE. V

No. 413,527. v Patented Oct. 22, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES EDWARD LITTLE, OF MOUNT GARROLL, ILLINOIS.

-GATE.

' SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,527, dated October 22, 1889.

Application filed May 18, 1889. Serial No. 311,261. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it knoWn that I, CHARLES EDWARD LIT TLE, of Mount Carroll, in t-he eonnty of Carro11 and State of I11inois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby deelare the following to be a full, clear,and-exact description of the invention, sneh as Wil1 enable oohers skilled in the art t0 whieh it percains to make and use it, referenoe being had to the aoeompanying draw ings, whioh form part of this speeifieabion.

My invention relates to an improvement in gates; and it eonsists in the oombination of the gate, a snpporting -braee wire or rod whieh is attaehed at its upper end to the pivoralrod npon whioh ohe gate swings, a lever to which the lower end of the rod or wire is abtached, and a easting provided With teeth With whieh the end of the lever engages for the purpose of holding the gate at any desired elevation, as will be more fully deseribed hereinafter.

The objecte of my invention are to provide a gaie which oan be opened and elosed by pnlling upon a Wire, cord, or chan, whieh is attached to the gate-latch, chus avoiding the neceseity of having to dismount for the purpose, and ro provide a meohanism whereby the gate oanbe raised vercieaily, so as to freely pass over snow-drifts or to allow small animals 130 pass under it.

Figure 1 is aside elevation which embodies 1ny invention complete. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the mechanism for operacing the 1atch. Fig. 4 is a detaehed view of the devices for holding the gate in a raised position.

A represents the post npon Which the gate is hnngby means of the rod B; 0, the gate; D, the post againsb which the gate closes; E, the post; against which the gate stops when open, and F the poste whioh serve as supports for the enter ends of the cords, Wires, or chains G, by means of whieh the iatch is operaced and the gate opened and closed from a distance wiuhout Lhe necessity of the riders or drivers dismounting for that pur pose.

The gate C is made perfectly rigid, so that' when it is 130 be raised a11 parts Will be raised a1ike, and is hnng npon the rod B,Which turns in its bearings with the gate as it is opened and e1osed. Seenred to the post A and exndor chains G are fastened to the ontwardlyturned arms J of the partially-revolving vertieal sh aft L, whioh is mounted in suitable bearings npon the gace. Extending from opposite sides of this shaft are the levers N, whieh have uptnrned ends passing through the siots 0 in the bifurcated ends of the spring actuatedlatch P. This lat-ch P extends horizontally along the gate, and is supported at its inner or rear end by the levers N, as shown.

When one of the corde G is pn1ied, a turning movement is imparted to the shaft L through the arme t0 whieh the cord, wire, or ehain is attached, and this pull first turns the shafc L, so as to operate the 1atch P 130 free the gate; and then the pull eauses*the gate to open or close away from the person pnlling the cord, Wire, or chain.

If the gate is olosed and one end of one of the corde G is puiied, the gate is opened away from the person, and after the person has passed through the gate, if the outer end of the other cord, Wire, or chain is pulled the gate is closed. No matter in which direction the Shaft L is ti1rned,it pulls t=he latch P baekward, so as to free the gate and aliow it no open.

Fasoened to the upper end of the pivoiza1 rod B is a rod or wire Q, and the lower end of this Wre or rod is fastened to the end of the lever R, Whioh is pivoted upon the cash ing S, seonred diagonaiiy to two of the boards of the gate. This casting is of the shape shown and provided wich the slot T at one end and the teeth U at its. center, the teeoh being arranged upon the curve, as shown. By means. of the s1ot T .a11 sag in the gate ean be taken up by first loosening the clampingboit, which passes throngh the slot, then raising up the outer end of the gate until it is 1evel, Which W111 cause a movement of the lower end of the oasting S in relation to said bo1t, then tightening,fihe elamping-bolt again, whieh holds the gate in this adjusted posilion. The gate oan be made to swing perfeetly even and true at all aimes by means of the casting having the 8101: in its end and of the clamping-bolt.

The pivot of the lever R passes through a slot V in the easting S, 30 as to allow the lever which is fastened. at its outer end to the wire or rod Q a sufficient endwise movement to free its bent orhooked end from the teeth U, With whieh it engages. \Vhen the gate is to be raised, the lever B is forced endwise from its lower end, and then its bent or hooked upper end beeomes disengaged from the teeth U, and by forcing downward the lower end of the lever the gat-e Will be raised evenly upward to any desired heighc, so as 130 swing freely over snow-drifts, and to allow small stock to pass baek and forth under it. When it is desired t0 lower the gate, il: is only necessary te force the lever endwise sufficiently to free its upper end from the teeth, and then the gate Will sink from its own gravity. As shown, the rod Q is made in t-wo parts, and these parts ean be adjusced one upon the other for the purpose of adjnsting the rods t0 high or low posts. The laceh P niay also be made in two parts, one of which is adjustable upon the other, as shown in Fig. 3.

Havng thus deseribed my invention, I elaim- 1. The combination of the gate, the pivotal rod upon Which the gate is hung, the easting secured to the gate and provided With teeth,

end connected to the rod uponwhich the gate is hung, substantially as described.

. 2. The combination of the gate with the casting S, diagonally seeured to two of the parts of the gate and provided With a 5101; at one end, through which a clamping-bolb is passed, a lever pivoted to the casting, the rod upon whieh the gate is hung, and a rod, wire, or brace connected to the lever and the said pivotal rod, whereby the sag in the gate can be taken up, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the gate and the casting S, (which is diagonally secured thereto and provided With a slot at its center and a series of teeth arranged upon a cirele,) with the lever R, pivoted in the slot so as to have an endwise movement, and having its upper end hooked so as to engage Wh the teeth, the pivotal rod or bolt upon which the gate is hung, and the braee rod or Wire Q, conneeting one end of the lever and the pivotal rod, substannially as speeified.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presenoe of two witnesses.

CHAS. C. FARMER, NELSON FLETCHER. 

